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Making the move with exercise

Making the move with exercise

Physical activity is important to keep the body strong and flexible. This remains true for persons with disabilities too. Exercise can improve health, help stop disability from progressing and prevent secondary diseases from developing. These secondary diseases can include: asthma cancer diabetes high blood pressure stroke heart failure If you’re not already physically active, how...

February 26, 2018

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Inaugural English Chess Championship for disabled

Inaugural English Chess Championship for disabled

The inaugural East Malaysia Lions International English Chess Championship for the Disabled will take place at Vivacity Megamall here on March 4. Thirty-two contestants from Sarawak and Sabah are vying for the top 10 positions to book their spots in the Grand Final of the Malaysia Lions International English Chess Championship in Kuala Lumpur on March 18.

February 26, 2018

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Festive campaign reaches out to the less fortunate in Shah Alam

Festive campaign reaches out to the less fortunate in Shah Alam

The underprivileged among the Chinese community in Shah Alam received a helping hand from Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) in conjunction with the lunar new year.

February 22, 2018

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Family appeals for help to find youth with learning disability

Family appeals for help to find youth with learning disability

Production operator Darmaraja Marimuthu, 22, went missing in George Town on Feb 9 when he failed to take the factory van at 8pm to work.

February 21, 2018

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Shelter struggling to stay afloat

Shelter struggling to stay afloat

A welfare association in Klang that provides shelter for 80 special children and adults is in dire need of help in cash or kind.

February 21, 2018

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Para-bowl event hopes to educate

Para-bowl event hopes to educate

Known as FunBowl, this initiative is part of the Singapore edition of the three-leg tour series from Feb 25 to March 2. Hong Kong (March 27-31) and Kuching, Malaysia (July 31-Aug 5) will host the other legs.

February 21, 2018

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‘Sediakan kemudahan mesra OKU mengundi’

‘Sediakan kemudahan mesra OKU mengundi’

Persatuan Damai Orang Kurang Upaya Malaysia (DAMAI) meminta Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) menyediakan kemudahan mesra Orang Kelainan Upaya (OKU) bagi memastikan golongan itu dapat mengundi dalam keadaan baik dan sempurna pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke-14 (PRU-14).

February 19, 2018

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‘Selagi ada kudrat, akan ku cari rezeki’

‘Selagi ada kudrat, akan ku cari rezeki’

“Selagi mampu bergerak, saya akan mengerahkan kudrat badan yang cacat ini untuk mencari rezeki sendiri,” kata orang kurang upaya (OKU) Muhammad Helmi Firdaus Abdul Halid. Pemuda berusia 21 tahun itu mengidap penyakit kepala besar atau dikenali sebagai Hydrocephalus sejak lahir, menyebabkan kedua-dua kakinya lumpuh dan terpaksa bergerak dengan bantuan kerusi roda.

February 19, 2018

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Disability, no obstacle to success

Disability, no obstacle to success

ASK not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country, John F. Kennedy famously said. For 20-year-old Celine Lean Yew Lin, the quote is a meaningful one. At the tender age of four, she was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia, consequently resulting in her visual impairment.

February 18, 2018

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There’s one type of curves no one needs, especially kids

There’s one type of curves no one needs, especially kids

Scoliosis is not a disease, but a term used to describe an abnormal, sideways curvature of the spine. The spine forms like an “S” or a “C”, rather than a straight line. In 80% of cases, the cause is unknown, hence the term idiopathic.

February 16, 2018

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